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'''The Betty Trask Award'''
'''The Betty Trask Award'''


This Prize is awarded to a writer under the age of 35 for his or her first novel. The award is given for both published and unpublished works.  
This Prize is awarded to a writer under the age of 35 for his or her first novel.  
The award is given for both published and unpublished works.  
The author must be a Commonwealth citizen, and the work must be 'of a romantic or traditional nature, i.e. not experimental'.  
The author must be a Commonwealth citizen, and the work must be 'of a romantic or traditional nature, i.e. not experimental'.  
It is founded from a bequest by the late Betty Trask, a reclusive author of over thirty romance novels.
This award has been established since 1984 and total £25,000(shared)each year.
This award has been established since 1984 and total £25,000(shared)each year.


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homepages:
'''homepages:'''
http://www.societyofauthors.org/
http://www.societyofauthors.org/
http://library.christchurch.org.nz/LiteraryPrizes/BettyTrask/
http://library.christchurch.org.nz/LiteraryPrizes/BettyTrask/

Revision as of 22:24, 6 December 2007

The Betty Trask Award

This Prize is awarded to a writer under the age of 35 for his or her first novel. The award is given for both published and unpublished works. The author must be a Commonwealth citizen, and the work must be 'of a romantic or traditional nature, i.e. not experimental'. It is founded from a bequest by the late Betty Trask, a reclusive author of over thirty romance novels. This award has been established since 1984 and total £25,000(shared)each year.

This year (2007) there have been five different books, the winner is Will Davis with his novel called "My side of the story".


homepages: http://www.societyofauthors.org/ http://library.christchurch.org.nz/LiteraryPrizes/BettyTrask/